David F. Carr
@davidfcarr.com
Writer, editor, speaker, creator of the RSVPMaker WordPress events and email marketing plugin and the Toastmost website hosting service. Find and tell stories based on Similarweb data. Posts are my own.
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The thing with everyone having a substack is not just that the market couldn’t work but you don’t want everything to be personality driven. You want a space for reporters not to be the story. Like how is the pipeline for expert commentators going to grow anyway?
February 5, 2026 at 11:49 AM
The thing with everyone having a substack is not just that the market couldn’t work but you don’t want everything to be personality driven. You want a space for reporters not to be the story. Like how is the pipeline for expert commentators going to grow anyway?
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“The manufacturing boom President Trump promised would usher in a golden age for America is going in reverse… fewer Americans work in manufacturing than any point since the pandemic ended.”
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U.S. Manufacturing Is in Retreat and Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Helping
Levies on imports were supposed to bring back a golden age of U.S. manufacturing. They haven’t worked, so far.
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February 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
“The manufacturing boom President Trump promised would usher in a golden age for America is going in reverse… fewer Americans work in manufacturing than any point since the pandemic ended.”
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Most of the Washington Post’s tech reporters were laid off today, including me. I have loved my time at the paper, which is where I wanted to work from age 15. I take some consolation in not being among the survivors who will have to work harder with less for fewer readers. On to better things.
February 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Most of the Washington Post’s tech reporters were laid off today, including me. I have loved my time at the paper, which is where I wanted to work from age 15. I take some consolation in not being among the survivors who will have to work harder with less for fewer readers. On to better things.
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If you're hiring for #dataviz or data journalism openings, here's a list of some truly excellent people you should reach out to.
Amid the hundreds of colleagues we’ve lost today, I wanted to highlight the BRILLIANT data/graphics folks who any newsroom should be fighting to hire right now—threading here:
February 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
If you're hiring for #dataviz or data journalism openings, here's a list of some truly excellent people you should reach out to.
Carla Car Rental cofounder Izi Aviyente spoke with me about how his company became one of the fastest growing mobile apps in travel, according to the Similarweb Digital 100. Here's an excerpt from our interview. @similarwebinsights.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Carla Car Rental cofounder Izi Aviyente spoke with me about how his company became one of the fastest growing mobile apps in travel, according to the Similarweb Digital 100. Here's an excerpt from our interview. @similarwebinsights.bsky.social
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Less than a year ago, the investigative work of @jeffstein.bsky.social @hannahnatanson.bsky.social @faizsays.bsky.social & others exposed the efforts of DOGE to automate the state. Now it's impossible to read the Post without constant prompts for AI to read it for you. Institutions collapse fast.
February 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Less than a year ago, the investigative work of @jeffstein.bsky.social @hannahnatanson.bsky.social @faizsays.bsky.social & others exposed the efforts of DOGE to automate the state. Now it's impossible to read the Post without constant prompts for AI to read it for you. Institutions collapse fast.
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Starting to think @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social might be right www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
February 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Starting to think @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social might be right www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
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The Trump administration has fused a social-media worldview with authoritarian tendencies—and in this “clicktatorship,” Donald Moynihan argues, “judgment and decision making are hyper-responsive to what’s happening on the far-right internet.” theatln.tc/YNTAAR0n
February 4, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The Trump administration has fused a social-media worldview with authoritarian tendencies—and in this “clicktatorship,” Donald Moynihan argues, “judgment and decision making are hyper-responsive to what’s happening on the far-right internet.” theatln.tc/YNTAAR0n
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This is what he was willing to do in front of a news crew. Imagine when the cameras are gone.
This is from the seldom discussed portion of the NBC News video footage of Donald partying with Epstein in which he's very clearly groping women in Epstein's presence.
February 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
This is what he was willing to do in front of a news crew. Imagine when the cameras are gone.
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The ICE killings in Minneapolis evoke Selma but the day-to-day tactics in Minneapolis remind me of the Birmingham Bus Boycott: a grinding, continuous, citywide and logistically demanding effort of non-cooperation over months to break an unjust status quo.
A manager for the Immigrant Defense Network told MPR News that back in November, 2,500 people were trained as constitutional observers. Now, the total is nearly 30,000 trained observers in 77 of Minnesota's 87 counties.
Nearly 30,000 Minnesotans trained as constitutional observers
The Immigrant Defense Network works with more than 100 organizations to help train constitutional observers. At the end of November, there were 2,500 trained observers. That number has soared as more ...
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February 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM
The ICE killings in Minneapolis evoke Selma but the day-to-day tactics in Minneapolis remind me of the Birmingham Bus Boycott: a grinding, continuous, citywide and logistically demanding effort of non-cooperation over months to break an unjust status quo.
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Connecting the dots....
February 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Connecting the dots....
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NEW: Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon announced “we’re going to have ICE surround the polls come November,” and told Democrats they’re not going to “steal the country again.”
The comments come amid rising concerns that Trump is plotting to interfere in this year’s midterms. https://bit.ly/3O6AIBY
The comments come amid rising concerns that Trump is plotting to interfere in this year’s midterms. https://bit.ly/3O6AIBY
February 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
NEW: Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon announced “we’re going to have ICE surround the polls come November,” and told Democrats they’re not going to “steal the country again.”
The comments come amid rising concerns that Trump is plotting to interfere in this year’s midterms. https://bit.ly/3O6AIBY
The comments come amid rising concerns that Trump is plotting to interfere in this year’s midterms. https://bit.ly/3O6AIBY
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New from 404 Media: the FBI has been unable to get into the iPhone of raided Washington Post journalist because the phone had Lockdown Mode enabled. Apple markets Lockdown Mode mostly to stop spyware like NSO. Here, a real world example of it stopping access too www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
New from 404 Media: the FBI has been unable to get into the iPhone of raided Washington Post journalist because the phone had Lockdown Mode enabled. Apple markets Lockdown Mode mostly to stop spyware like NSO. Here, a real world example of it stopping access too www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
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Inside Donald Trump's corporate-funded war on America history www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's war on history
As America's 250th anniversary approaches, the president wants to control the country's future by bulldozing its past.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Inside Donald Trump's corporate-funded war on America history www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Don’t Look Now, But Dems Are Winning the DHS-Funding Fight
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Don’t Look Now, But Dems Are Winning the DHS-Funding Fight
Whether they’ll recognize it as a victory is another question.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Don’t Look Now, But Dems Are Winning the DHS-Funding Fight
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When you read the limited release of the Epstein files, you realize why Donald Trump wanted a fellow child rapist, Matt Gaetz, in charge of whether to release them.
February 4, 2026 at 1:12 AM
When you read the limited release of the Epstein files, you realize why Donald Trump wanted a fellow child rapist, Matt Gaetz, in charge of whether to release them.
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Why is this redacted? Who is the POS that sent this? Is it Trump? Elon? What sick SOB said this?
Why are they protecting monsters?! Unredact this now!!
February 4, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Why is this redacted? Who is the POS that sent this? Is it Trump? Elon? What sick SOB said this?
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"The public interest in protecting First Amendment rights cannot be overemphasized."
An important decision out of Oregon everyone should read.
An important decision out of Oregon everyone should read.
BREAKING: Judge issues TRO reining in tactics against peaceful protesters and journalists at Portland OR ICE facility. Judge Michael Simon bars use of crowd control munitions against people who don't pose physical threat. Doc: https//www.documen...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
"The public interest in protecting First Amendment rights cannot be overemphasized."
An important decision out of Oregon everyone should read.
An important decision out of Oregon everyone should read.
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Doing things the legal way is "completely unacceptable"
BASH: Wouldn't ICE wearing body cameras help with what you're describing?
RON JOHNSON: I don't have a problem with that personally, but that's not what I heard what Democrats were demanding. Their primary demand was judicial warrants, which is completely unacceptable.
RON JOHNSON: I don't have a problem with that personally, but that's not what I heard what Democrats were demanding. Their primary demand was judicial warrants, which is completely unacceptable.
February 1, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Doing things the legal way is "completely unacceptable"
Moderated Panel Discusion by Kirthikka Devi Venkataram, VPPR, Online Presenters
Panel Discussion – Workshop & Club Success Plan
Roundtable Discussion This week we had an extended topic from our member, VPPR of Online Presenters, Kirthikka Devi Venkataram. Moderate a Panel Discussion on the topic, “Virtual Toastmasters Club & Toastmsters International” concentrating growth strategy, member growth and retention. Theme: “Lead the stentorains with radical love” Moderator: Kirthikka Devi Venkataram, VPPR, Online Presenters Panelists: 2. [Read More]
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February 1, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Moderated Panel Discusion by Kirthikka Devi Venkataram, VPPR, Online Presenters
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Remarkable statement from a sitting governor
They’re taking kids from Minnesota and sending them to detention camps. They’re shooting American citizens in the street and locking investigators out of the crime scenes. The world is watching what happens next.
Hundreds of people spelled out the distress signal "SOS" on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 30.
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February 1, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Remarkable statement from a sitting governor
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NEW: A federal judge has ordered 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father RELEASED from the Dilley detention center. www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/u...
Source: Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and father released | CNN
A federal judge has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejos Ramos and his father from the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, according to a source with knowledge of the fed...
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January 31, 2026 at 8:25 PM
NEW: A federal judge has ordered 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father RELEASED from the Dilley detention center. www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/u...
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Officials overseeing Trump’s mass-deportation campaign are fighting one another for power.
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Battles Are Raging Inside the Department of Homeland Security
Officials overseeing Trump’s mass-deportation campaign are fighting one another for power.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Officials overseeing Trump’s mass-deportation campaign are fighting one another for power.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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"Retired Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden, who led both the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency and is a former senior ODNI leader, called Gabbard’s appearance in Georgia 'unbelievable.'
“'She has no responsibility for that, at all,' Hayden said."
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“'She has no responsibility for that, at all,' Hayden said."
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Tulsi Gabbard’s appearance at Fulton County FBI raid raises questions
Lawmakers called for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to explain the presence of the nation’s top spy at a domestic law enforcement action in Georgia.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"Retired Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden, who led both the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency and is a former senior ODNI leader, called Gabbard’s appearance in Georgia 'unbelievable.'
“'She has no responsibility for that, at all,' Hayden said."
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“'She has no responsibility for that, at all,' Hayden said."
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